Definition of epithelial cell Epithelial cell
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What does epithelial cell mean?
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| epithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium | ||
| somatic cell, vegetative cell any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"; | ||
| epithelial tissue, epithelium membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body | ||
| columnar cell, columnar epithelial cell an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia | ||
| cuboidal cell, cuboidal epithelial cell an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube | ||
| goblet cell an epithelial cell that secretes mucous | ||
| hair cell a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti | ||
| squamous cell an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue | ||
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